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from the national association of counties, from the national league of cities, from the national association of state boards of education, from the national city management association, and from the national school board association. i want to say to all of you thank you for the leadership and collaboration. dubliners cannot wait for washington d.c. to make progress on education legislation. in connecticut we certainly cannot wait. last year i joined with legislators and local partners. we authorized interventions in 30 of our lowest performing school districts, expand the availability of high-quality school models, taken actions to unleash innovation by removing red tape and other barriers to success, and ensuring our schools are home to the very best teachers and principals with their of valuation and support systems. our reforms and initiatives are particularly focused on the teaching profession as a list -- as a linchpin of success. recognizing their state and local leaders across the country are working to gather to support an incentivize innovations to grow school leaders and teachers.
from the national association of counties, from the national league of cities, from the national association of state boards of education, from the national city management association, and from the national school board association. i want to say to all of you thank you for the leadership and collaboration. dubliners cannot wait for washington d.c. to make progress on education legislation. in connecticut we certainly cannot wait. last year i joined with legislators and local partners. we...
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the deficit is hurting our counties, cities, and our villages. for the first time, maybe not in this country but in his presidency, we have big cities that are going bankrupt. so what i heard about the president's speech tonight was a lot of spending. spending, spending, spending and not enough to help people. i think medicare and social security is not the fault of the poverty people of this country. i think it is the fault of society as a whole. by the way, government is for the people and by the people and this is not barack obama's government. it is the american people's government. thank you. >> let's take a look at the president's comments on gun violence from the state of the union earlier tonight. >> it has been two months since newtown. i know this is not the first time that this country has debated on how to reduce gun violence. but this time it is different. overwhelming majority of americans, american who is believe in the second amendment, have come together around common sense reform. like background checks that will make it harder
the deficit is hurting our counties, cities, and our villages. for the first time, maybe not in this country but in his presidency, we have big cities that are going bankrupt. so what i heard about the president's speech tonight was a lot of spending. spending, spending, spending and not enough to help people. i think medicare and social security is not the fault of the poverty people of this country. i think it is the fault of society as a whole. by the way, government is for the people and by...
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i spoke with new york city mayor mike bloomberg about the city. and the city is in a stable condition, so, mayor bloomberg is also going to be sending resources to suffolk county and we thank you for that, and nassau county executive and the neighboring counties, going to be sending resources. he so there will be additional equipment and personnel en route to suffolk as we speak and equipment coming from other parts of the state, also. this state had consequences, but nothing like our neighboring states. the state of connecticut, the situation was worse and the situation in the state of massachusetts was much, much worse. i spoke to governor malloy of connecticut and governor duval patrick of massachusetts. we're in a position where we're going to be sending resources to both of those states. we'll send plow equipment personnel to connecticut and also massachusetts. we'll be also sending utility crews to connecticut and massachusetts. in terms of power outages, we have an issue in suffolk county, about 10,000 people are out of power and we have be
i spoke with new york city mayor mike bloomberg about the city. and the city is in a stable condition, so, mayor bloomberg is also going to be sending resources to suffolk county and we thank you for that, and nassau county executive and the neighboring counties, going to be sending resources. he so there will be additional equipment and personnel en route to suffolk as we speak and equipment coming from other parts of the state, also. this state had consequences, but nothing like our...
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and my governor will in louisiana must have taken 20 trips to different states and cities during the republican convention that was going on and he still lost. i'm independent. i didn't really care who won. i'm independent. i feel like as republican is for the rich white your democrat for the poor blacks independents is for everybody. i don't care. the -- host: the question the specific question for our guest? guest: the specific question is why do you have to cut spending that's going to help the poor and help the people that's in need in health care and help people that get into trouble and all that? guest: one of the thing that is you'll see if you look at the budgets of states across the country, certainly my states, most across the country over the last many years the amount of money that we spend on health care specifically which i think is what the caller was asking about has been increasing significantly. and it's a challenge. and because of that and the fact that we have limited resources at the state level unlike at the federal level where they can just essentially borrow t
and my governor will in louisiana must have taken 20 trips to different states and cities during the republican convention that was going on and he still lost. i'm independent. i didn't really care who won. i'm independent. i feel like as republican is for the rich white your democrat for the poor blacks independents is for everybody. i don't care. the -- host: the question the specific question for our guest? guest: the specific question is why do you have to cut spending that's going to help...
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[applause] >> how many cities or states? >> this was across the country. neill's turn to christopher from baltimore. >> thank you for inviting us back to the national governors' association. we are in much smaller employer with 60 employees. we have been in business since the late 1940's. we make windows and doors. we did not start out to hire people with disabilities. we were approached by a job developer from the arc that answered an ad replaced a local newspaper. we were looking for. employees. the job developer called me and asked if we heard people with disabilities. i said that i would like to think that we do, but this is not a safe environment. we have machines capable of imputation. we have pieces of glass as big as the windows in this room. we have forklifts that move throughout the building. we would like to think we could accommodate people with disabilities, but it is probably not a safe environment. the job developer was very smart. she asked for 15 minutes of my time. i thought 15 minutes was exactly the right amount of time to brush her off
[applause] >> how many cities or states? >> this was across the country. neill's turn to christopher from baltimore. >> thank you for inviting us back to the national governors' association. we are in much smaller employer with 60 employees. we have been in business since the late 1940's. we make windows and doors. we did not start out to hire people with disabilities. we were approached by a job developer from the arc that answered an ad replaced a local newspaper. we were...
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, i'm the mayor of the city of philadelphia. i'm honored to have the opportunity to appear before you today on behalf of the nation's mayors to discuss the importance of passing the assaults weapon ban of 2013. while we support several billions being considered by this committee, we have made passage of the assaults weapon ban of 2013 our top priority. gun violence has been perm for you, senator feinstein and it has been personal for me. the first police officer my city lost after i became mayor was killed by an ak-47 or sk-47 assault-time weapon when he responded to a bank robbery on a saturday morning. i will never forget that day. a 12-year veteran with the philadelphia police officer. he was 39 years old. he left a wife and three children. neither police officers nor our citizens, and especially our children should be confronted with these weapons on the streets, in our schools, in our movie theaters, shopping mall, in our places of worship or other civilian settings. gun violence has also been personal for neil who is here
, i'm the mayor of the city of philadelphia. i'm honored to have the opportunity to appear before you today on behalf of the nation's mayors to discuss the importance of passing the assaults weapon ban of 2013. while we support several billions being considered by this committee, we have made passage of the assaults weapon ban of 2013 our top priority. gun violence has been perm for you, senator feinstein and it has been personal for me. the first police officer my city lost after i became...
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and on the city council of los angeles for 10. >> what did the president say that resonated with you? he said let us get this done now. we have a one-off opportunity of bipartisan cooperation where republicans and democrats agree we should do something. what is due -- let us hope we can work on this bipartisan work and get something comprehensive to the president right away. >> what was the experience like tonight? when did you get your seat? >> i went about an hour and a half early. i got a seat close enough to the aisle where i could shake his hand and say thank you before he went to the podium. >> did the republicans have a chance of working the immigration issue positively? >> they do. i looked over toward the republican side of the room. when it was about immigration reform, a handful more of the public and stood up then the normal amount that stood up. that is a good sign. there is quite a bit of motivation on their side of the aisle. the roads to the presidency and the next four years will go -- go through more inclusion of the latino community. the democrats have been working
and on the city council of los angeles for 10. >> what did the president say that resonated with you? he said let us get this done now. we have a one-off opportunity of bipartisan cooperation where republicans and democrats agree we should do something. what is due -- let us hope we can work on this bipartisan work and get something comprehensive to the president right away. >> what was the experience like tonight? when did you get your seat? >> i went about an hour and a half...
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inner city. in america a year you know if you're an american citizen and depending on where you live now i said california new york they have a lot of restrictions and i mean is around our country seems to be kind of big you know the level of restriction which start you know start they feel that's right certain people don't necessarily agree with it but rather here being lazy and we're still you know pretty pretty happy for second mineral rights so we kind of try to protect them but try to be responsible same time you know if you're a registered citizen and. wheezy and. yes i mean we've seen residents pretty much status quo all across the u.s. you have to have a resident of that state to be in by now a long gun which is a rifle or shotgun like you think you have a here you're fine you can you can about those out of state. not not a real big issue but still have to have you know valid driver's license or and their i.d. and be able to pass a background check which we call that into the f.b.i. needs
inner city. in america a year you know if you're an american citizen and depending on where you live now i said california new york they have a lot of restrictions and i mean is around our country seems to be kind of big you know the level of restriction which start you know start they feel that's right certain people don't necessarily agree with it but rather here being lazy and we're still you know pretty pretty happy for second mineral rights so we kind of try to protect them but try to be...
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and your counties and cities do that across the board -- spending reductions generally, they do it with flexibility to the different departments can re reprogrammed-and replace and adjusted. that's the way it should be. host: from twitter -- guest: the keystone xl pipeline is a good point. it has been awhile since the president has delayed a decision on keystone. as bipartisan support and the governor of nebraska has said let's get this rolling and keystone is a great idea. that would be a great first start. permitting some oil exploration and drilling and development is another one in that same sector. you can look at what has happened in north dakota with the amount of drilling and production. another thing the president could do today that would lead to job growth is look at his federal agencies. the federal regulatory agencies have 291,000 employees. 291,000 employees. last year, they issued 4000 new regulations which are thousands of pages of instructions and the federal register. that -- he needs to for -- it makes it impossible for new regulations. he should allow a review and ge
and your counties and cities do that across the board -- spending reductions generally, they do it with flexibility to the different departments can re reprogrammed-and replace and adjusted. that's the way it should be. host: from twitter -- guest: the keystone xl pipeline is a good point. it has been awhile since the president has delayed a decision on keystone. as bipartisan support and the governor of nebraska has said let's get this rolling and keystone is a great idea. that would be a...
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in the last 10 years, 9% of the crime guns in the city of chicago could be traced to the state of mississippi. it is clear that we need a national solution. let me describe briefly that key features of this new legislation of assault weapons ban a 2013. the bill bans the sale, transfer, and importation and manufacturing of 167 specifically named semi automatic assault weapons. it bans any other assault weapon, which is defined as semi automatic that can have a detachable magazine. these features were developed for military weapons to make them more affective and efficient at killing people in close combat situations. the bill prohibits large capacity ammunition devices capable of accepting more than 10 rounds. this is a crucial part of this legislation. these large magazines make a gun especially dangerous because they allow a shooter to fire 100 rounds are more without having to pause to reload. in many instances like the tragic shooting of congresswoman gabrielle giffords and tucson, arizona, it was only when the shooter had to change a magazine when or others have the chance to take the sh
in the last 10 years, 9% of the crime guns in the city of chicago could be traced to the state of mississippi. it is clear that we need a national solution. let me describe briefly that key features of this new legislation of assault weapons ban a 2013. the bill bans the sale, transfer, and importation and manufacturing of 167 specifically named semi automatic assault weapons. it bans any other assault weapon, which is defined as semi automatic that can have a detachable magazine. these...
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inner city and brought. in america a year you know if you're an american citizen depending on where you live now i said california new york dam a lot of restrictions and i mean is around our country seems to be kind of being you know the level of restriction which started you know starting to fill that's right certain people don't necessarily agree with it but round here being we see anna we're still you know pretty pretty happy for second mineral rights so we kind of try to protect them but try to be responsible the same time you know if you're registered citizen. status. and to have a president of that state to be in by now longer which is a rifle or shotgun like you think you have a deer you're fine you can you can about those out of state. not not a real big issue but still have to have you know valid driver's license or and their id and be able to pass a background check which we call that into the f.b.i. needs. since the founding of our country i mean guns have been necessary for hunting purposes for g
inner city and brought. in america a year you know if you're an american citizen depending on where you live now i said california new york dam a lot of restrictions and i mean is around our country seems to be kind of being you know the level of restriction which started you know starting to fill that's right certain people don't necessarily agree with it but round here being we see anna we're still you know pretty pretty happy for second mineral rights so we kind of try to protect them but...
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and this is a tremendous opportunity all across my district, including for the inner cities where you see a lot of entrepreneurship but we don't have a lot of access to credit. but it's also an opportunity around manufacturing which happens to be quite important in my district as well. and there are wonderful jobs but we don't have the skill sets so i'm very interested in looking at developmental skill of young people in high school and in community colleges, for example, to have skills that will allow them to do manufacturing in the 21st century. >> and despite being in the minority party, she feels she can get all this and more done. >> i am an optimist and i want to see forward progress for this country. so i hope we move forward with the resolution that allows us to really address these long term issues for the american people. >> i was raised in concord, new hampshire. the youngest of five children. and my family was very politically active. my mother was in the new hampshire legislature for 25 years. and she actually ran for this seat in congress in 1980. and my father served on
and this is a tremendous opportunity all across my district, including for the inner cities where you see a lot of entrepreneurship but we don't have a lot of access to credit. but it's also an opportunity around manufacturing which happens to be quite important in my district as well. and there are wonderful jobs but we don't have the skill sets so i'm very interested in looking at developmental skill of young people in high school and in community colleges, for example, to have skills that...
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inner city brought. him a year you know if you're an american citizen and depending on where you live now i said california new york they have a lot of restrictions and i mean is around our country seems to be kind of big you know the level of restriction which started you know sort of a feel that's right certain people don't necessarily agree with it but rather here being lazy and we're still you know pretty pretty happy for second mineral rights so we kind of try to protect them but try to be responsible same time you know if you're a registered citizen and. wheezy and. yes i mean we've seen residents pretty much status quo all across the u.s. you have to have a resident of that state to be in by now a long gun which is a rifle or shotgun like you think you have a here your fine you can you can buy those out of state. not not a real big issue but still have to have you know valid driver's license or and there were i.d. and be able to pass a background check which we call that into the f.b.i. needs. sin
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five of the six cities with the highest murder rates are among those cities with the strictest gun control. if you contrast that to cities that do not have strict gun control -- for example, my hometown of houston, where there are nine murders per 100,000 people, that is less than 1/4 what detroit suffers under. you look at other cities in my home state of texas -- san antonio has 7 murders per 100,000 people. el paso has two murders per 100,000 people. that means detroit, the murder rate is 24 times higher than it is in all past. -- el paso. i would also point out that the argument that you and chairman were discussing about cities such as chicago not being isolated islands, that there are places elsewhere in the country where people can legally purchase firearms -- none of those cities i discussed, houston, san antonio, el paso, are isolated islands. in the entire state you can purchase firearms. what we see with the murder rates is that the murder rates are consistently lower. my question to you, not your subjective beliefs, but are you aware of any empirical data -- every one of us wan
five of the six cities with the highest murder rates are among those cities with the strictest gun control. if you contrast that to cities that do not have strict gun control -- for example, my hometown of houston, where there are nine murders per 100,000 people, that is less than 1/4 what detroit suffers under. you look at other cities in my home state of texas -- san antonio has 7 murders per 100,000 people. el paso has two murders per 100,000 people. that means detroit, the murder rate is 24...
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and admiral yamamoto who was the admiral that put together the pearl harbor attack he was a brilliant man and you kidded at harvard. you know our city he knew america and he said you could never invade america americans have so many guns there would be an american behind every tree with a gun if there is even one thing we can do to reduce this violence. and there is even a one life that can be saved how you stay in the role well regulated militia ridout what military grade firearms like the magazines has one purpose you know the guns are out there for over ninety percent of all gun crimes are committed was stolen guns on americans have reportedly died at the end of the gun yes no i deal with gun owners in america i think you know what he sells well you know there's reports one of them got it and sandy hook he didn't have a background check when he shot his mother and i had to get. their back door regulation and look at australia and great britain it's at some point i will be lead to confiscation and disarming people there is it's long drawn out process but it's only going in one direc
and admiral yamamoto who was the admiral that put together the pearl harbor attack he was a brilliant man and you kidded at harvard. you know our city he knew america and he said you could never invade america americans have so many guns there would be an american behind every tree with a gun if there is even one thing we can do to reduce this violence. and there is even a one life that can be saved how you stay in the role well regulated militia ridout what military grade firearms like the...
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we have enough of a challenge to clear out cars that got stuck and were abandoned in the city streets . we have a crew clearing them and they will be towed so we can get the best acess. >> what about the police, are they keeping them off of the road so your crews can get to the task of making it safe for all . citizens of hartford. >> absolutely. if there is joy riders and not emergency personnel and not lawful lie able to be in the street per the governor's officer they risked being ticketed or eventual lie arrested. >> have you ever seen it this bad in hartford,? >> this is equivalent of the one in '78. it took days to clear the streasts. we have an opportunity to accelerate the pace of the clean up behaus we have a lot of machinery available to do it. we just need the public's cooperation. >> hopefully the public listened and will take heed to what you stated. our team of extra reporters are synding amazing photings. this first photois massachusetts. we talked about how hard they are hit. you can see burr -- cars buried there. and the picture from connecticut that we wanted to show
we have enough of a challenge to clear out cars that got stuck and were abandoned in the city streets . we have a crew clearing them and they will be towed so we can get the best acess. >> what about the police, are they keeping them off of the road so your crews can get to the task of making it safe for all . citizens of hartford. >> absolutely. if there is joy riders and not emergency personnel and not lawful lie able to be in the street per the governor's officer they risked...
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they should be doing the the best for their cities. >> will the prime minister confirm for the record that thanks to his cuts to the job care element of the working tax credit, families with children are losing up to 1500 pounds a year? >> what has happened is we increased it by 390 pounds in the early budgets of this government. if we look at the benefits for a two parent, two child family, they will be getting over 1500 pounds extra this year, 30 pounds a week, compared to 2010. i'm afraid the honorable gentleman is wrong. >> will the prime minister pay tribute to the new president of somalia, whose government has made remarkable progress over the last few months? although there is still a long way to go, we agree that the somali peace process is a really good example of written combining aid and development with energizing the neighboring states and the diplomatic community worldwide. can he tell the house what role he envisages for the somali diaspora here in the uk? >> my friend makes a very important point. anybody wondering the relevance of somalia to hear in the uk, we have to
they should be doing the the best for their cities. >> will the prime minister confirm for the record that thanks to his cuts to the job care element of the working tax credit, families with children are losing up to 1500 pounds a year? >> what has happened is we increased it by 390 pounds in the early budgets of this government. if we look at the benefits for a two parent, two child family, they will be getting over 1500 pounds extra this year, 30 pounds a week, compared to 2010....
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inner city brought. him a year you know if you're an american citizen and depending on where you live now i said california new york they have a lot of restrictions and i mean does it run our country seems to be kind of big you know the level of restriction which started you know started they feel that's right certain people don't necessarily agree with it but rather here being lazy and we're still you know pretty pretty happy for second mineral rights so we kind of try to protect them but try to be responsible same time you know if you're a registered citizen and. wheezy and. yes i mean we've seen residents pretty much status quo all across the u.s. you have to have resident of that state to be in by now long gun which is a rifle or shotgun like you think you have a here your fine you can you can buy those out of state. not not a real big issue but still have to have you know valid driver's license or and there were i.d. and be able to pass a background check which we call that into the f.b.i. needs. si
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out what military grade firearms like best to make cities has what purpose you know the guns are out there over ninety percent of all gun crimes are committed was stolen guns all americans have reportedly died at the end of the gun yes no i deal with gun owners in america i think it was elizabeth who know this one fortunately the got it and as sandy hook i didn't have a background check when he shot his mother and i had her going. there back door regulation and look at australia and great britain and at some point it will be lead to confiscation and disarming people what is its lone drawn out process but it's only going in one direction the americans have never trusted the government. two hundred years ago the second amendment as i understand it was put forward as a kind of a check and balance to keep the government in check. i don't know how many people distrust of the government two hundred years ago but i don't trust the government today and i think there's an awful lot of people feel that same way i hate to say that but. it's just reality all they go argument here you know is the
out what military grade firearms like best to make cities has what purpose you know the guns are out there over ninety percent of all gun crimes are committed was stolen guns all americans have reportedly died at the end of the gun yes no i deal with gun owners in america i think it was elizabeth who know this one fortunately the got it and as sandy hook i didn't have a background check when he shot his mother and i had her going. there back door regulation and look at australia and great...
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united states and admiral yamamoto who was the admiral that put together the pearl harbor attack he was a brilliant man educated at harvard. you know our city he knew america and he said you could never invade america americans have so many guns there would be an american behind every tree with a gun if there is even one thing we can do to reduce this violence. and there is even a one life that can be saved how you stand well regulated militia ridout what military grade firearms i asked the magazines has what purpose you know the guns are out there over ninety percent of all gun crimes are committed was stolen guns all americans have reportedly died at the end of a gun yes no idea what gun owners in america are they going to celebrate. this unfortunately the got it and as sandy hook he did not have a background check when he shot his mother and had her going to. their back door regulation and look at australia and great britain and at some point it would be lead to confiscation and disarming people. it's a long drawn out process but it's only going in one direction the americans hav
united states and admiral yamamoto who was the admiral that put together the pearl harbor attack he was a brilliant man educated at harvard. you know our city he knew america and he said you could never invade america americans have so many guns there would be an american behind every tree with a gun if there is even one thing we can do to reduce this violence. and there is even a one life that can be saved how you stand well regulated militia ridout what military grade firearms i asked the...
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united states and add more yeah moto who was the admiral that put together the pearl harbor attack he was a brilliant man educated at harvard. you know our city he knew america and he said you could never invade america americans have so many guns there would be an american behind every tree with a gun if there is even one thing we can do to reduce this violence. and there is even a one life that can be saved how you stay in the role well regulated militia is out military grade firearms yesterday magazines has one purpose you know the guns are out there over ninety percent of all gun crimes are committed was stolen guns all americans have reportedly died at the end of a gun yes no i deal with gun owners in america then get what he sells for. their course none of them got it and as sandy hook he did not have a background check when he shot his mother and i had to get. their back door regulation and look at australia and great britain and at some point it would be lead to confiscation and disarming people. it's a long drawn out process but it's only going in one direction the americans
united states and add more yeah moto who was the admiral that put together the pearl harbor attack he was a brilliant man educated at harvard. you know our city he knew america and he said you could never invade america americans have so many guns there would be an american behind every tree with a gun if there is even one thing we can do to reduce this violence. and there is even a one life that can be saved how you stay in the role well regulated militia is out military grade firearms...
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. >>> the party is over in new orleans as the city cleans up after mardi gras. partieriers had no problem yesterday with a little bit of rain and crowds were smaller than they've been recently. police in the city have been busy lately dealing with the celebration shortly after super bowl crowds cleared out. a little quieter. everybody is moving a little slower this morning. >>> some of of the oldest olympic sports but wrestling in the olympics will soon be a thing of the past. beth parker talked to one olympic hopeful about the impact of this decision. >> helen was the first girl in maryland to place at the state tournament in wrestling. >> helen me result of lis in the red from rockville, maryland w. >> reporter: she had dreamed of being an olympic champion. at 17, she was the youngest woman ever to make the world team. now, international olympic committee says it will eliminate wrestling as an olympic sport in 2020. >> hell insent me a text message at 5:30 in the morning telling me, read this article and this is horrible. this would be so sad and she actually
. >>> the party is over in new orleans as the city cleans up after mardi gras. partieriers had no problem yesterday with a little bit of rain and crowds were smaller than they've been recently. police in the city have been busy lately dealing with the celebration shortly after super bowl crowds cleared out. a little quieter. everybody is moving a little slower this morning. >>> some of of the oldest olympic sports but wrestling in the olympics will soon be a thing of the past....
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we take cities like this and put money back into the economy. host: i think we got the point. let's get an answer from representative engel. guest: first of all, thanks for the working-class connection. my dad was a welder. he was an iron worker. a very proud member of the ironworkers union. i grew up with those kinds of feelings, caring about working people in this country. the statistics seem to be going in that direction with unemployment going down and joblessness going down as well. you make a very good point. the problem with our participation is that you really do not know whether you are going to go out of the frying pan into the fire. there are reports, for instance, that the administration was struggling, months ago, overworked -- over whether we should intervene in syria and support the rebels. again, the two schools of thought are, you want to support the rebels because assad, let's say, is not a good person. you would hope that, while -- when he is overthrown, as likely seems the case, the united states will have an influence in the new government if we are aiding
we take cities like this and put money back into the economy. host: i think we got the point. let's get an answer from representative engel. guest: first of all, thanks for the working-class connection. my dad was a welder. he was an iron worker. a very proud member of the ironworkers union. i grew up with those kinds of feelings, caring about working people in this country. the statistics seem to be going in that direction with unemployment going down and joblessness going down as well. you...
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, and the only african-american member of the city council in that city in alabama lost his seat. so that to me seems like a perfect reason why we still need section 5. they drew the district in such a way that it resulted in the on black member of the city council losing his district. yes, this stuff happens in ohio and pennsylvania and wisconsin. but it happens more often, still, in places like alabama, texas, and mississippi. and that's why section 5 so many different people across the legal spectrum are urging it be upheld. host: maverick rights in and says, the voting act law should expand to all states after seeing the obvious suppression attempts and tactics in the 2012 election. guest: well, if they are going to say it needs to be expanded, yes, that would then treat states the same. and particularly in terms of the evidence. ari keeps saying that there's more discrimination in covered states. that is simply not true. the facts do not bear that out at all. and if are you going to have section 5, yes, it should cover the rest of the country. but there simply is not evidence
, and the only african-american member of the city council in that city in alabama lost his seat. so that to me seems like a perfect reason why we still need section 5. they drew the district in such a way that it resulted in the on black member of the city council losing his district. yes, this stuff happens in ohio and pennsylvania and wisconsin. but it happens more often, still, in places like alabama, texas, and mississippi. and that's why section 5 so many different people across the legal...
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at us and vulnerable times that we may into city in the future. i also want to make this other announcement. there is no one-size-fits-all solution. governor rick snyder and i recently announced the creation of the resource center for state cybersecurity. we want to thank our corporate sponsor, citi, hewlett-packard, ibm, whose partnership helped make the resource center a reality. working with state and local governments, outlook safety entities, and the private sector, it is the hope this new resource center will closely examine the role states can and should be playing to ensure that the security -- to ensure the security of state networks to secure the infrastructure. it is our hope that the resource center will log and a five -- will identify best practices. that is like accomplishing the r&d for those of us in state government. we have one other announcement. tomorrow we will also, all governors are invented to a governor only top-secret briefing provided by the department of homeland security. that will be from four clock to 5:00 p.m. this
at us and vulnerable times that we may into city in the future. i also want to make this other announcement. there is no one-size-fits-all solution. governor rick snyder and i recently announced the creation of the resource center for state cybersecurity. we want to thank our corporate sponsor, citi, hewlett-packard, ibm, whose partnership helped make the resource center a reality. working with state and local governments, outlook safety entities, and the private sector, it is the hope this new...
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boulder city.[applause] these resources will help ensure that our service members receive the benefits they deserve. we owe the men and women who serve our country nothing less than total victory. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, by doing all of these things, we are laying the groundwork for the future of our children and their families. they are the foundation of my budget and will continue to be the primary focus of my administration. my executive budget that will be transmitted to the legislature tonight represents general fund spending of approximately 6.5 billion dollars for the next two years -- which is a modest increase over my last budget. caseload growth in health and human services drives much of this increase. my commitment to k-12 education has also increased spending for our schools. but we must only allow for growth that our fragile economic recovery can bear. in this budget, we've reduced the tax burden on local businesses, we've addressed increasing caseloads and we've begun to div
boulder city.[applause] these resources will help ensure that our service members receive the benefits they deserve. we owe the men and women who serve our country nothing less than total victory. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, by doing all of these things, we are laying the groundwork for the future of our children and their families. they are the foundation of my budget and will continue to be the primary focus of my administration. my executive budget that will be transmitted to the...
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unfortunately one homicide in the city is too many. we've had 67 this year to date, which is up over the last couple years, record low. still the best we've had in 10 years absent those record lows. gun violence is down 4% in san francisco. largely because of community partnership. things like our gun tip line which i'll give you, 575-4444 and things like the gun buy back program. if you don't think that one of these guns or any of the other 2 96 * guns that were recovered here of the 300 guns that chief howard jordan and youth uprising were able to get over there weren't going to fall into the hands of somebody that might use them, you're betting against the odds. the shooter in newtown, connecticut, got those guns from his home, legally purchased firearms. we took 2 96 guns off the street here thankful to dr. joe marshall and omega boys club. over 150 handguns, almost 150 rifles and shotguns, these are not what people keep saying aren't going to make a difference. this is absolutely making a difference. and i would say to the nra or
unfortunately one homicide in the city is too many. we've had 67 this year to date, which is up over the last couple years, record low. still the best we've had in 10 years absent those record lows. gun violence is down 4% in san francisco. largely because of community partnership. things like our gun tip line which i'll give you, 575-4444 and things like the gun buy back program. if you don't think that one of these guns or any of the other 2 96 * guns that were recovered here of the 300 guns...
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the city's transit first policy. and what our goal, what the city's goal and the transit first policy is is to make sure that everybody can get around san francisco, that everyone can get to where they need to go. it is an important part of making the economy of san francisco work, to making the quality of life good and better. but it's not just get around san francisco any old way. this is san francisco, and we have values that we bring to our transportation system. we want people to get around in a way that steps lightly on the environment. we want people to get around in ways that are enjoyable. and that really contribute to what makes san francisco special, such as our wonderful cable cars. but above all, we want to make sure that people can get around the city safely. it's no good to have a great transportation system if people can't get around safely. people need to not only be able to be safe, but to be able to feel safe, and nowhere is that more important than when you're on foot because that is when you're a
the city's transit first policy. and what our goal, what the city's goal and the transit first policy is is to make sure that everybody can get around san francisco, that everyone can get to where they need to go. it is an important part of making the economy of san francisco work, to making the quality of life good and better. but it's not just get around san francisco any old way. this is san francisco, and we have values that we bring to our transportation system. we want people to get...
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for the sake of the health and safety and peace of this city, the only city in this nation named after a saint we come to pray this day and we pray oh god that you would disturb us lord when we are too well pleased with ourselves and we dreamed too little when we arrived safely, because we sailed too close to the shore. disturb us lord with the abundance of things we possess we have lost our thirst for the waters of life falling in love with l we have ceased to dream of eternity and in our efforts to build a new earth we have allowed our vision of the new heaven to dim. disturb us lord to go more boldly and venture on wider seas where storms will show your mastery where losing sight of land we will find the stars. we ask you to push back oh god the horizons of our open and into the future courage strength and things that we get in love. god we pray you will be our eyes and help us to be wise in times and honest enough to say we don't know. let this be our prayer as we go on way. let us to a place. guide us with your grace to a place where we will be safe oh god. father we pray and push
for the sake of the health and safety and peace of this city, the only city in this nation named after a saint we come to pray this day and we pray oh god that you would disturb us lord when we are too well pleased with ourselves and we dreamed too little when we arrived safely, because we sailed too close to the shore. disturb us lord with the abundance of things we possess we have lost our thirst for the waters of life falling in love with l we have ceased to dream of eternity and in our...
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what is the future of that city? guest: detroit has many great things going on, young people moving in, some great projects going on. the challenge in detroit is city government. it is not a recent issue. there are good people in the recent administration. this goes back for decades. the city government is unsustainable in terms of its finances. it needs to provide better services. we have had a review team looking at the finances. one of the question it asks is, do we need to take additional steps to get detroit's finances together? -- working better? oddly partner with the city to get that happening? detroit will be a great city again. that is critically important for the future of michigan. caller: what is happening in detroit is disgraceful. look. you run for office. you get in, you get that power, and all good ideas run out of your mind. it seems like all of the government, including state, is bought and sold to the highest bidder. you start off with a decent salary, and then when you all come out of office, you
what is the future of that city? guest: detroit has many great things going on, young people moving in, some great projects going on. the challenge in detroit is city government. it is not a recent issue. there are good people in the recent administration. this goes back for decades. the city government is unsustainable in terms of its finances. it needs to provide better services. we have had a review team looking at the finances. one of the question it asks is, do we need to take additional...
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they have never had a shooting death of a police officer in the history of that city. but yesterday they lost two of them. by a man who had body armor on, loaded down with guns, who had been convicted in oregon of a sex offense of sorts and who had a gun and did not have a concealed permit. comes down to california, with his gun, shouldn't have had a gun, because at that point he was an ex-felon. shoots two santa cruz police officers, between them, they have five children. let's do it for the children of this country. let's do it for law enforcement of this country. let's do it for all of us so that we can go to the mall and we can go to church and we can go to school and not be in fear of being mowed down by violence. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california for a motion to adjourn. ms. speier: mr. speaker, i'd like to ask that we adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. so they've been trying to go b
they have never had a shooting death of a police officer in the history of that city. but yesterday they lost two of them. by a man who had body armor on, loaded down with guns, who had been convicted in oregon of a sex offense of sorts and who had a gun and did not have a concealed permit. comes down to california, with his gun, shouldn't have had a gun, because at that point he was an ex-felon. shoots two santa cruz police officers, between them, they have five children. let's do it for the...
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the tsa, located here in the nondescript building in crystal city. >> our mission is to make sure september 11th does not happen again. >> this is mission hall, the message here, never forget and it's hard to forget, when you can get so close to pieces of that day. >> having 9/11 artifacts on display would remind employees why we are here, we have unique pieces here. we have pieces from the world trade center, from the pentagon and we have the walk through metal detector that the terrorists walked through that morning. >> the metal detector made famous from this picture right here. >> i'm blown away by the little things. you can see the dust on this still from that day. >> on the top? >> yeah, yeah. >> now in a city full of museums, this one only available to those that work here. mission hall not open to the public, in fact, we are the first camera crew to film this hall. >> this was a flag that flew over the gate in boston where american airline s flight 11 lt from. >> which plane was that? >> that was the first the flight that went into the world trade center 8:46 this morning. >> it giv
the tsa, located here in the nondescript building in crystal city. >> our mission is to make sure september 11th does not happen again. >> this is mission hall, the message here, never forget and it's hard to forget, when you can get so close to pieces of that day. >> having 9/11 artifacts on display would remind employees why we are here, we have unique pieces here. we have pieces from the world trade center, from the pentagon and we have the walk through metal detector that...